satisfy

verb

Etymology: From Middle English satisfyen, satisfien, from Old French satisfiier, satisfier (also Old French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere, from satis (“enough, sufficient”) + faciō (“to make; to do”).

1. To be enough (for)

   “That brief explanation will never satisfy.”

   “Death shall […] with us two / Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw.”

2. To be enough (for)

   “The final rehearsal of the day seemed to satisfy the director.”

3. To be enough (for)

   “Even three giant helpings of turkey and ham didn't satisfy her appetite.”

4. To pay to the extent of what is claimed or due.

   “to satisfy a creditor”

5. To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

   “to satisfy a claim or an execution”

6. To cause (a sentence) to be true when the sentence is interpreted in one's universe.

   “The complex numbers satisfy #92;existsx#58;x²#43;1#61;0.”

7. To convince by ascertaining; to free from doubt.

   “I was resolved to satisfy myself whether this ragged Elijah was really dogging us or not, and with that intent crossed the way with Queequeg, and on that side of it retraced our steps.”

   “The Siamese officer and the Consul having satisfied themselves of the honest intentions of the applicant, will assist him...”